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lengthening

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lengthen/ˈleŋθən/

▶verb make or become longer.

– derivatives
lengthener noun.

'lengthening' also found in these Oxford entries:

agogic - augmentation - dot - elongation - Lenten - lunge

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